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Berlin, 1929. Detective Inspector Rath was a successful career officer in the Cologne Homicide Division before a shooting incident in which he inadvertently killed a man. He has been transferred to the vice squad in Berlin, a job he detests even though he finds a new friend in his boss, Chief Inspector Wolter. There is seething unrest in the city, and the Commissioner of Police has ordered the vice squad to ruthlessly enforce the ban on May Day demonstrations.

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Great Characters, Great Premise

I highly reccomend this book, despite only three stars. Falkenberg is an excellent master of letters. The characters were charasmatic and well developed.

I readily admit my frustration with the mystery is due to my own lack of attention. I know I mssed a couple of key moments, but that s the nature of listening to books.

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I did not enjoy this excellent novel

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Interesting procedural

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for older readers/listeners

it brought back memories of a world that went haywire because of religious bigotry. unfortunately, and not just antisemitism the zealots are on the cusp of dominance unless checked from within

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5 out of 5 stars

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Great Book!

The best moment was when realized it's his partner and not Ben. I realized when Fritz had the bandage on his arm and just knew the girl had injured him and not a cat. Well done!

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1 out of 5 stars

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Douglas Taylor

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Where to start with the problems?

I'm not a harsh critic about anything, and am entertained by most books. However, this is the exception. The character development was lacking, or inconsistent, at best. Conversations between characters were unrealistic and idealistic instead of reflective of what they were actually dealing with. Plot details were repeated as if they hadn't already been presented. There was no thrill in this thriller.

Also, other characters constantly calling the main character an "athlete" instead of canoeist was off-putting.

I'll be testing audible's return policy.

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5 out of 5 stars

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Terrible secrets, and WWII reflections

Nothing like I thought was going to happen happened, which is good. Set in Europe, and written by. Couldn't put down, pharmaceutical company and new detective, Nazi's and crime make this an good read.